Massachusetts Interfaith Worker Justice

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for all the unions and working people across Massachusetts. We hope that you have a relaxing day with family.

Another wonderful Labor in the Pulpit at University Lutheran, Cambridge. Thanks to Marlen and Gladys from SEIU 32BJ/615 for their update on the statewide Janitors contract campaign!

APRIL IS POETRY APPRECIATION MONTH
Hymn For The Hurting by Amanda Gorman

Everything hurts,
Our hearts shadowed and strange,
Minds made muddied and mute.
We carry tragedy, terrifying and true.
And yet none of it is new;
We knew it as home,
As horror,
As heritage.
Even our children
Cannot be children,
Cannot be.
Everything hurts.
It’s a hard time to be alive,
And even harder to stay that way.
We’re burdened to live out these days,
While at the same time, blessed to outlive them.
This alarm is how we know
We must be altered —
That we must differ or die,
That we must triumph or try.
Thus while hate cannot be terminated,
It can be transformed
Into a love that lets us live.
May we not just grieve, but give:
May we not just ache, but act;
May our signed right to bear arms
Never blind our sight from shared harm;
May we choose our children over chaos.
May another innocent never be lost.
Maybe everything hurts,
Our hearts shadowed & strange.
But only when everything hurts
May everything change.

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So true, unfortunately

The PERFECT organizing meme for ! (Credit: United Steelworkers)